The verb gentle has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle -- (cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer")
2. ennoble, gentle, entitle -- (give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility)
3. gentle -- (stroke soothingly)
Overview of adj gentle
The adj gentle has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (6) gentle, soft -- (soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him")
2. (4) gentle -- (having or showing a kindly or tender nature; "the gentle touch of her hand"; "her gentle manner was comforting"; "a gentle sensitive nature"; "gentle blue eyes")
3. (2) gentle -- (quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne")
4. (1) aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician -- (belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes")
5. docile, gentle -- (easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient")
6. easy, gentle, soft -- (having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window")
7. easy, gentle -- (marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope")